yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Atrix 4G General] KennyXL:
Hi,

There is no such option. There is an option for the default folder, but it's a text field you have to type in, not a directory structure. I tried typing in the path to the external sd card, /sdcard-ext/MEDIA, directly (which ASTRO file manager shows exists), but the app says the directory does not exist. I really think Motorola is doing something to limit what apps can and cannot access for whatever reason. This has never been an issue with my Samsung Captivate or Galaxy Tab.
[Atrix 4G General] KennyXL:
I think this actually has to do with the external sd card being mounted separate from the internal. In my previous devices the external card was seen as a directory on the internal sd card. With the Atrix it is an entirely separate item and some apps may not be able to access it as a result of having that different mounting. I don't have any other apps with which I need to navigate to a directory (other than various file managers) so I can't test how endemic this is. I imagine it might be an issue for apps that rely on a folder structure for data access such as music apps that are folder based instead of reading from what's in the media library.
[Atrix 4G General] KennyXL:
I just tried another slideshow app. It is a problem, I think, with Slideshow Bob. It can't see any folders not on the internal sd card. In my Samsung devices the external card was viewed as a folder on the internal card and was, therefore, not a problem.
[Atrix 4G General] androidrookie:
Apps having directory navigation problems on the Motorola Atrix

Kenny, I have the same problem with the PowerAmp app. My phone is also rooted and I have root explorer which shows me the music files exist. I can even play one file at a time with the power amp from explorer. But I get the same issue when I try to navigate to the music using poweramp. One more possibility is that the Atrix is running Android 2.2.1. Perhaps there is an issue with the upgrade. (I thing this "upgrade" is a disappointment compared to 2.2. I'd rather try Gingerbread.) AT&T has a 30 buyers remorse period and I've only had the Atrix for a week. I love the phone and I would hate to take it back but wtf? I'm just like the rest of you, I just want the damn thing to work!

p.s. My wife's Samsung Captivate never had this issue either.
[Atrix 4G General] androidrookie:
Update: I found this issue in the Poweramp forum and I also spoke to an at&t support specialist and they verified what was said earlier about the problem is in the difference between the Atrix file system versus the Captivate. The Captivate mounts the external sd card as a folder inside the internal sd card while the Atrix has it mounted separately. The Poweramp administrators promise a fix in a week so I'm glad they are aware of the problem. This seems like an easy bug to fix. I will snoop around the market to see if an app can "trick" the Atrix file system to put the external sd in an internal sd folder. If anyone is aware of such an app, let us know.

The Atrix is promised the Gingerbread upgrade later this year. It has a new file system (ext4) which promises to be faster for phones like our Atrix or the Nexus. As I said, it seem an easy problem to fix, I'm sure this problem will be a thing of the past by then, I'm going to keep my Atrix and wait.

Kenny, you might want to check your app's web site to see if they have a fix in the making.
[Atrix 4G General] jzaslice:
The Atrix being my first android phone im still learning things every day and I have had similar issues with the sd card and storage partitions. while checking out different files and what not I stumbled upon this default.prop file which contains the following..

#

# ADDITIONAL_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES

#

ro.secure=1

ro.allow.mock.location=0

ro.debuggable=0

persist.service.adb.enable=0

EXTERNAL_STORAGE_MOUNT=/mnt/sdcard

I was wondering if any one with more android experience is familiar with creating and editing prop files for certain activities could confirm if we switch the last line to sdcard-ext if this would now read or set our external sd card to be the sd card that the system and most apps read and write to. I haven't tested it myself but being familiar with different registry edits in winmo and windows im thinking this will work.. anyone agree or have some information they can share?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Okay, so the PASSIMG.zip method of downgrading for me is completely gone for some reason. Whenever I rename a file PASSIMG.zip and place it in the root of my SDcard it churns out 1 of 2 responses.

1. It just skips back to HBOOT screen after loading the PASSIMG.zip and verifying it

2. It gives an error that "Main version is Older!"

On my first Nexus One, I was able to downgrade via PASSIMG.zip but I have never tried to do so on this Nexus One (refurb after 1st couple were defective)

I have tried reflashing the HBOOT update (which succeeds) and reflashing the Gingerbread update, but PASSIMG still gets stuck at point 1 and 2.

Even when I put the complete image of Gingerbread as a PASSIMG, it still only skips over it after verifying the PASSIMG. FRG33 is met with a skip, while other official signed OTA's are met with a mix between 1 and 2.

If the purpose of PASSIMG was a way to restore corrupted N1's back to stock, surely the Gingerbread 2.3.3 full image would work but it doesn't. I would love to unlock the bootloader and simply go down to 2.2 to see if it is a problem with HBOOT/the motherboard, but I can't risk my warranty. Anybody with a Nexus One that won't PASSIMG, even if the PASSIMG.zip is the official full 2.3.3 image? Or anyone whose Nexus One skips after verifying PASSIMG.zip?

ALSO:

This is really weird, before my Nexus One had this screen as it's Hboot

NEXUSONE PVT SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.35.0017

MICROP-0b15

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0103

RADIO-5.08.00.04

Jun 14 2010, 12 12:02:27

But now the date has been switched to Oct 12 2010, 14:33:16

Extension of warranty? ;) Or is my phone's HBOOT on the fritz

UPDATE: Just going to swap my N1, nothing to be done but to pray for AMOLED. I also hope I get an S-OFF Nexus One:D but I think that's hoping too much;)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craigacgomez:
Is this Gingerbread full image an OTA zip or a shipping ROM image?

If it is the OTA zip, it will not work if you rename it to PASSIMG.zip. The OTA zip need to be installed via the recovery console. It contains an update script and several folders which are applied as patches or overwrites.

The bootloader ROM image has no update script but contains the img (image files) like system, recovery, etc. This can be installed via the bootloader as a PASSIMG.zip.

If you are wondering why earlier shipping ROM images show a "Main version is older", the answer is quite simple. These images look for a "Main version" of an earlier HBoot and since you updated your HBoot for the Gingerbread update, they will not work. But you could extract the zip and flash each img (image) file via the bootloader using fastboot (instructions here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=614850)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
I am using the full 87mb image from here:

http://android.clients.google.com/p...b119f8.signed-passion-ota-102588.656099b1.zip

This is the complete ROM I'm sure. It just completely skips over asking me anything after it's "verifying passimg.zip..." and goes back to the HBOOT screen. Surely at least Gingerbread should be allowed through the PASSIMG right?

Oh, and I'm assuming the fastboot flash method only works for unlocked bootloaders right? Mine's is locked and I intend to keep it that way until my warranty expires in June :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madballs:
That is the OTA zip as mentioned by craigacgomez and not the image files so it should not be renamed to PASSIMG.zip.

However, if you have the new HBOOT version, PASSIMG does not work anyways (this is how I understand it).
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Would you happen to know where I could find the shipping image then?

I believe it has worked for people on the same HBOOT as me (0.35.0017) and radio (5.08.00.04) but it also has not worked for some. Check out my original thread, before I thought the update was the culprit :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=968686&highlight=revert
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
This is really weird, before my Nexus One had this screen as it's Hboot

NEXUSONE PVT SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-0.35.0017

MICROP-0b15

TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0103

RADIO-5.08.00.04

Jun 14 2010, 12 12:02:27

But now the date has been switched to Oct 12 2010, 14:33:16

Extension of warranty? ;P Or is my phone's HBOOT on the fritz :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dirk:
Have you tried the full update .zip? Not as a passimg as that won't work, but as an update which it is?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
I don't understand, update to what? I can apply the gingerbread update but that is about it. I can't rename the FGR33 file update, as then it says e signature verification fail.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Where are you getting the FRG33 file from? Are you sure that it is not a zip within a zip? The files on shipped-roms.com are zipped up a second time.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
And did you verify that all the partition images are in the file that you are renaming to PASSIMG.zip?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
I did, but now I'm going to download them on a different computer and try. I have even downloaded the whole FRG33 Image from the phone once as well and renamed and tried it, to no avail.

Can anyone also answer how my HBOOT date changed????
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Like I said, renaming the file won't work if the file you are supposed to rename is within another zip... You would need to extract the zip, and rename that file.

As for your HBOOT changing date, it's probably because you updated your HBOOT. The 0.35 version is dated Oct 12, 2010, while the 0.33 version has an older date, likely the one you originally posted...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
No I don't think that's the case. HBOOT doesn't change that date I believe.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Double post.

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[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Well, my HBOOT had a different date (can't remember what exactly) when I was using version 0.33, and then when I updated to 0.35, my date now says Oct 12, 2010. Run with that any way you want.

And yes, I believe that is the date of the HBOOT version, i.e., the bootloader...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Hmm, are all 0.35.0017 HBOOT's OCT dated? I know for a fact that my HBOOT version has not changed, although I have been updating my HBOOT with the same Update file a couple of times. This is the first time it changed the date, weird.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Not sure if all the 0.35 HBOOT's have the Oct 12th date. There are probably two dates: the 0.35 that came shipped with the device, and the 0.35 that was sent OTA with the FRG83G (or was it D) update.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
The only problem is that I've been on Gingerbread with the JUN date... And now its OCT
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samitzi:
"main version older"

I have a Nexus One, and well i install a stock rom from america(i'm from spain). To recive the gingi ota:P after see how is gingerbread i want to get back to old version.

After that i cannot longer go back to my shipping rom from Spain or Europe,whatever. So i search on google and on my android forum and i found a solution for " MAIN VERSION IS OLDER".

I describe this solution in my post, on this forum if u want to take a look, but it's in spanish, i doesn't know very well english!

the link is: http://www.elrincondelandroid.com/F...-older-ó-nexus-americanizado.7417/#post-21136

If i will know ho to translate all the process in english, i will post here to xda to.

Well , if this helps you i'm glad. For me it works very well.

Bye.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Site seems to be down, If this works I love you:D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
How to go back to Froyo from Gingerbread without unlocking the bootloader.

Ok. I tried this myself for the fun of it, and to make sure it works, and it does. So, either you are screwing something up in the process, or your device has a problem.

I am currently running GRI40, and was able to downgrade to FRG33 no problem. I am on HBOOT 0.35.0017 and the 5.08 radio.

This is what I did:

1. Download the Passion_Google_WWE_2.16.1700.1_FRG33_MFG_Shipment_ROM.zip image from the Nexus One Section of this site: http://www.shipped-roms.com/) onto your computer.

2. Extract the zip file contained within the zip you downloaded. You should have a file called PASSIMG_Passion_Google_WWE_2.16.1700.1_FRG33_release_signed.zip

3. Rename the extracted file to PASSIMG.zip using the correct case.

4. Place the file on the root of your sdcard.

5. Not sure if this is needed, but if you are using the 5.12 radio, it may be safer to downgrade to 5.08 now.

6. Turn your phone off.

7. Boot your phone into the bootloader by holding down the trackball while you push the power button.

8. Your phone should automatically look for PASSIMG.zip, and start to verify the file. It takes about 30 secs or so before it verifies it. You will see a blue vertical progress bar on the upper right hand side of the screen.

9. Once the bootloader verifies the file, it will ask you if you want to flash it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
#5 isn't needed. FRG33 passimg will install 5.08 radio as part of the process.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
I did the same as efrant, just for fun, and it works no problem. The only thing I would add is that step 3 isn't case sensitive (tried 5 different variations with no problems)...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Yeah, no dice. Comes up with a beautiful "Main Version is Older!" Message and asks me to reboot or cancel. I've tried other shipping roms, and even the official HTC ROMs from their website either say "Main Version is Older!" or they blatantly skip over any message after saying "Verifying PASSIMG..."

You should actually boot into the HBOOT by holding down the VOL DOWN key instead of the trackball, so you go directly to the PASSIMG Loading screen. Regarded less, I tried both ways. There is probably an inherent Motherboard error as I have flashed HBOOT several times to no success, but it did update the date on my Nexus One eventually once.

IF THIS SITE WORKS FOR YOU, PLEASE COPY THE TEXT AND POST IT

http://www.elrincondelandroid.com/F...-version-is-older-ó-nexus-americanizado.7417/

This solution worked for someone, but the server is down over here. The views keep going up and the other person saw it, so it should work fine in another country. It's in Spanish, so I'll translate it with Google. I'm probably just going to call HTC and tell them that my N1 has memory card read issues. My only fear is that I will get an SLCD model instead of my precious AMOLED one. Then again, I probably will never notice the difference.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
maybe there is something wrong with your sdcard

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
There's a Korean FRF91 image floating around, that works in passimg and downgrades the bootloader...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Tried 3 different SDcards, I know it's obvious to check the SDcard I thought I wrote that in the post, sorry:D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Would love a link or a point in the right direction :D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
I'm searching now, and hoping I have my facts right (memory isn't sad reliable as it used to be)...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
http://www.shipped-roms.com/downloa...on_KT_KR_2.15.1010.2_FRF91_release_signed.zip

Again, you need to extract the file within the zip...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Thanks a lot danger-rat for helping, I think I saw you on the Cyanogen Forums too and I asked the same question. No worries, I'm sure HTC will set up a swap if I ask them the right way, but I don't want to get a SLCD model. Swapped my original N1 four times, got AMOLED every time. Don't want to push my luck with a fifth go :D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
You could always unlock the bootloader...?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Would love too, I don't even mind the padlock.

Problem is I've swapped 4 times in the past 3 months of having the phone (bought second hand very late) and the warranty is good till June. I can already sense the power button getting smaller and I don't have the cash to buy a new phone if HTC cuts my warranty lol
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
This is the info from the Android-info.txt file inside the FRG33 zip. I don't know what the MainVer is, but it isn't the bootloader...

ModelID: PB9911000

ModelID: PB9910000

ModelID: PB991****

ModelID: PASSI****

ModelID: PB99*****

ModelID: PASS*****

CIDNUM: GOOGL001

CIDNUM: 11111111

hbootpreupdate: 2

MainVer: 2.16.1700.1
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
Sounds like either HTC doesn't like you and is sending you lemons one-after-the-other, or someone is too hard on his device :D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Yeah I saw this in the shipping ROMs as well. I wonder how you check your own MainVersion? Also, The FRF91 and FRG83 System Images don't do anything on the N1 when flashed via PASSIMG, they either complain about the MainVersion or they skip over after telling me their verifying PASSIMG.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
You cannot use the PASSIMG.zip method with those ROMs!! IT HAS TO BE A SHIPPED ROM, i.e., it has to have all 8 images (boot, hboot, radio, recovery, spcustom, splash1, system, and userdata) inside the zip, not a bunch of files...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
I know, but when you've flashed FRG33 from 20+ sources, you try anything and just pray by some magic it works.

Just got off the phone with HTC, they do not support rolling back to a stable version (understandable of course). In terms of bootloader unlocking, after the bootloader is unlocked they are under no obligation to service your phone, even if it is due to a hardware fault. If they do (as they have done for most, but not all) it is a "gesture of goodwill". This part kinda pissed me off. If the power button fails it's not because I installed some damn software...

No unlocking until I call warranty and repairs center tomorrow...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
Hah! Its the former, they sent me lemons lol. Dusted screen (not dust in screen, but screen in dust :D ) and the other one had a faulty LCD that would flicker.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
We may have a winner, the MainVer is at-least different than FRG33

EDIT: No dice, met with a superb Main Version is Older! Message

MainVer: 2.15.1010.2>>>>>On the FRF91 Korean

MainVer: 2.16.1700.1>>>>>On US FRG33
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
I've been trying to find a shipped image with a different version, also. The original Eclair is obviously way off, and I can't find anything newer than FRG33...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
I must have f***** up somewhere, or I have a f***** up motherboard/HBOOT or general hardware problem. Contacting repair center tomorrow, will close this thread after I get my replacement and verify it can PASSIMG...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rault18:
dont close this!!!\\

im having the very same issue!!!..

I read all the posts, and im going exactly through the very same problems as you are

I did a manual update on it to gingerbread..and now i want to go down to froyo to be able to update to a rooted GB... and i get that damn Main version is older

Someone help! please..my warranty expired 1 month ago :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
If your warranty is expired, just unlock your bootloader and flash whatever you want. No need to fiddle around with passimg.zip

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
If your warranty expired, why don't you just unlock the bootloader?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rault18:
I was unlocked but running into the same issues..BUt... i actually went and followed this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=614850

and it flashed it that way..no other way worked...crazy..

thank you guys!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay_supreme:
When you flashed your N1 with PASSIMG method and then reflash a rooted version of Gingerbread on top of it, does it update all the 8 images you stated in the above quote?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
The shipping passimg zip, used to downgrade, contains the 8 images. This is installed through the bootloader.

When you flash a rooted ROM it's typically in the update zip format, with a script that installs various files and folders, etc. This is installed through recovery.

Pull some zips apart, and see how they are built...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
No, it only updates the files it needs to. Many files are common between Froyo and Gingerbread.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dnlsmy:
*****UPDATE******

Just got my swap from HTC, and although its on FRG83, it will NOT I repeat NOT PASSIMG down to FRG33 and gives the same "Main Version is Older!" message. I can thankfully just root it normally using SuperOneClick v1.7, but this is some scary stuff. No updating to ANY Official updates for me until my warranty expires, and then I can fastboot oem -unlock and take it easy :D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shomarshahid:
Unable to do it :S

Hi, I tried but couldn't flash PASSIMG.ZIP ... My phone detected it but after the blue vertical bar, it said CID Incorrect ... Do you want to reboot? Can anyone please help me overcome this problem and restore the factory ROM? I'm currently using Custom ROM Gingerbread 2.3.1 ... The details are:

Build Number: MicroMod v.20 (AOSP GINGERBREAD 2.3.1)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
Flash the full official update from recovery (I'll assume you have a custom one, so turn signature verification off)

http://android.clients.google.com/p...b119f8.signed-passion-ota-102588.656099b1.zip
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhilash_ksh:
Did you do this on a SLCD version of the Nexus One. I have one which is stuck at the X logo, so thought this might be of some help.

btw i'm on stock GB and no root.

thanks

abhi
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1newbie:
you can try this PASSIMG method with a GB rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1312540
[Xoom General] bogatyr:
When I first received my Xoom, I was able to install Adobe Reader off the market. Today, after unlocking the bootloader and wiping the unit, Adobe Reader doesn't show up on the market.

Anyone else able to download Adobe Reader anymore? Or does anyone have a suggestion for a good free PDF reader?
[Xoom General] Inphinitizeit:
Adobe reader had an update this morning on my phone. They probably marked it as incompatible with honeycomb.
[Xoom General] bogatyr:
Guess I'll pull the copy off of my phone and install from the APK on my Xoom. It worked fine as is on the Xoom, not sure why they would flag it so it doesn't show up in the marketplace for it.
[Xoom General] Xevilious:
Confirmed: it works fine on the Xoom. Hopefully Adobe will release a truly Honeycomb-ready version soon, but there's no good reason for them to have removed it from the market for tablets.
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
It is possible they were getting crash reports/issues from xoom users so they changed it to mark it as not compatible. I would much rather wait for a gpu optimized version...the current one is kinda slow.